A Study of Foreign Language Learning Outcomes Assessment in U.S. Undergraduate Education

Autor/in	Ricardo-Osorio, Jose G.
Titel	A Study of Foreign Language Learning Outcomes Assessment in U.S. Undergraduate Education
Quelle	In: Foreign Language Annals, 41 (2008) 4, S.590-610 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0015-718X
DOI	10.1111/j.1944-9720.2008.tb03319.x
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Study; Second Languages; National Standards; Second Language Learning; Exit Examinations; Internet; Language Proficiency; Department Heads; Undergraduate Students; Test Reliability; Test Validity; Teacher Surveys; Student Evaluation; Translation; Oral Language; Performance Based Assessment; Modern Language Curriculum; Outcomes of Education; Interviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Grundstudium; Second language; Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Final examination; Abschlussprüfung; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Testreliabilität; Testvalidität; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Leistungsermittlung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	This article reports on findings obtained from an online survey answered by 97 foreign language department chairs. The Web survey was pilot tested for validity and reliability and obtained a Cronbach's reliability coefficient of .80. The results suggest that student learning outcomes assessment in American undergraduate foreign language education combines performance-based and traditional assessments. The use of translation as an assessment method supersedes the application of the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) and exit exams to gauge language proficiency. The ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines and the National Standards are common in the assessment of oral proficiency, but infrequent in the development of assessment procedures of other skills. The article also reports on obstacles that institutions face in the implementation of standards-based assessments (e.g., OPI and portfolios). (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10